Half Staff App vs DHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Half Staff App
This app sends push notifications to your iOS device, reminding you to set the American flag to half staff. It tracks presidential proclamations and pre-determined remembrance days. Users can request state-specific notifications.
- Push notifications for half staff days
- Tracks presidential proclamations
- Includes pre-determined remembrance days
- Reminders for Patriot Day, Memorial Day, etc.
- State-specific notification requests
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Never forget to set your flag to half staff again with the Half Staff App! Receive a push notification to your iOS device the night before the American flag needs to be at Half Staff. This simple app tracks when the President issues a half staff proclamation, as well as on pre-determined days such as Patriot Day, Memorial Day, Peace Officers Memorial Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Do you want notifications by state? Leave a review with your state, and we'll add states based on the most reviews! Terms and Conditions found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DHQ
This app allows government agencies to share informative alerts and manage duty assignments. It facilitates communication between nearby agencies and enables users to track their availability, accept or deny tasks, and view task locations on a map.
- Share informative alerts with nearby agencies
- Manage roll-call and duty assignments
- Receive notifications for new duties
- Accept or deny assigned tasks
- View task locations on a map
- Edit and comment on existing items
- Adjust push notifications
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With the Advance feature of AWA Government Agencies can now share informative alerts to their near by agencies from DHQ app. Feature: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Add regular roll-call call item which stay locally to that Government agency 2. AWA alert can be shared with near by agencies so that they can share their alerts if any, 3. Edit roll-call/AWA item from mobile device. 4. Share updates on existing item and add comments on it. 5. View image montage from app view. 6. Adjust app push notifications module wise. 7. Switch department feature from one department to another from login screen. 8. Ability to share your device uniqueness through QR code. 9. View archive roll-call items from mobile. 10. Share file library item with super access. An app for Government Agencies to manage their details and overtime in DHQ Features ========== - Users can add availability time. - Users get a notification when a new duty assigned. - The calendar view will list all the available tasks. - Users have the privilege to accept/deny the newly assigned duty. - The map view will annotate the task-related locations. -
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DHQ at 4.4 against Half Staff App's 3.4. DHQ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 22 months). Half Staff App's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 7). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Half Staff App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DHQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
DHQ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Half Staff App has 98 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Half Staff App ships an update every 22 months, DHQ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Half Staff App | DHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (98 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Jed Mahonis Group | End2End Public Safety, LLC |
Customer experience
Half Staff App
DHQ
In-app purchases
Half Staff App
- Full App Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Full App Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
DHQ
No in-app purchases
